ECONOMY
Why Top CEOs Earn Big Paychecks
CEO compensation at large firms is high, especially in comparison to average worker wages, sparking debates over income inequality. Critics
I talk with Jon Hartley
Name: Greg Mankiw Location: United States I am the Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University. I use
Greg Mankiw’s Blog: Ghostlight
About Me Name: Greg Mankiw Location: United States I am the Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University.
A Biography of Milton Friedman
I just finished reading the biography of Milton Friedman by Jennifer Burns, which came out last year. It is great.
That was then, this is now, German edition
Via Scott Sumner. The post That was then, this is now, German edition appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Source link
England and Wales fact of the day
Here is the source. The post England and Wales fact of the day appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Source link
The Unseen Fallout: Chernobyl’s Deadly Air Pollution Legacy
A fascinating new paper The Political Economic Determinants of Nuclear Power: Evidence from Chernobyl by Makarin, Qian, and Wang was
What do different countries pay for Olympic gold medals?
Via Cremieux, and here is the related Wikipedia page. The post What do different countries pay for Olympic gold medals?
The French Olympic opening ceremony
I’ve only seen excerpts, but many people are upset. I can vouch “this is not what I would have done,”
Not Lost In Translation: How Barbarian Books Laid the Foundation for Japan’s Industrial Revoluton
Japan’s growth miracle after World War II is well known but that was Japan’s second miracle. The first was perhaps